Shelving.



J. B. UCUNNOR.

SHELVINC.

APPLICATION FI LED MAY 6, 1915.

Patented Dec. 28,1915.

JOHN

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1%. omission, or annonn, ILLINQIS, ASSIGNOR 'r-o LYON METALLIC MANU ACQ TUBING CBMFAN'Y, or AURDRA, ILLINOES, A conross'rrolv or ILLINOIS.

SHELVING.

messes.

. T 0 all whom it 771647,! concern Be it known thatl, dorm ll, OCQNNOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, i the county-of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in. Shelving, of which. the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shelving and has particular reference to the removable partitions and the means by which they are supported and retained. The object of the intention is to provide a construction such. that the artitions may be removably held in place without the aid of bolts, screws-or other :fastenings. In shelving'of myconstruction, the partitions may be instantly removed at any time, or adjusted to dili'erent positions. Furthermore, when the partitions are inserted they cannotbe pushed or janinicd out of'position. Again, when the partitions are 111- serted they will drop down behind the front flange of the shelf and become locked into position, so that they cannot he accidentally dislodged and can only be removed by lifting and then drawing the partition.

Another object of my invention is to so construct the shelving that the bead which holds the partition from coming forward and keeps it in upright position will also prevent small objects or material on the shelf from rolling out at the front or back,

' thus dispensing with bin fronts and other similar attachments.

I accomplish my objects by the construction illustrated in the accon'ipanying drew-- ings, in which- Figure l is an elevation; partly in section.

taken transversely from front to rear of the shelving and showing a. partition in aotlng position and held by the shelves shove and Fig. l

beneath it. Fig. 2 is analogous to and shows the parts in perspective.

Similar reference characters denote similar parts in both views.

1n the particular design selected to illustrate the. invention, the parts are made of sheet metal and the Shel: a are supported at the ends by any suitable uprights (not shown) At the front and rear edge of each shelf there is fo med a head a which rises somewhat above re plane of the shelf, and thereby, among other things, prevents the contents from becon'iing readily dislodged from the shelf. In other Words, one

Application filed May 6, 1915.

' ing the Specification. of Letters Patent.

Entented Dec. 28, 1915.

Serial He. 26,230.

rounded surface over which the contacts.

may be withdrawn. By preference the beads terminate at the outer edges with depending flanges (1 which not only stifl'en the shelf, but impart a finished appearance thereto.

Slots 7) are termed in each bead at proper intervals a part. these slots descending on the inner edge of the bead to, or substantially to, the surface of the shelf, but terminating above this level at the outer edge of the head. The slots are just wide enough to freely rece' the corners of the partitions 0, and as the slots terminate at their outer ends at a point above the level of the shelf, said partitions will be held against both lateral and longitudinal movement.

The partitions are held at the top by means of bars (5 which extend along the under surface of the shelves-parallel to and somewhat inside of the beads. In the design illustrated these bars are U shaped "ioet metal and are rigidly fastened to the shelres in any suitable manner. These bars have slots e at the bottom. for receiving the upper of the 1;artition and preventing lat ral movement thereof. lhe slots extend enough to permit the partitions to be raised and drawn forward over the slotted po n of the shelf bead. It is not essential t. othe bar be slotted high enough to permit the lower edge of the partition to clear the highestpoint of the head, but merely enough to permit it to be lifted and then drawn forward. In this connection it may be stated that in the particular design shown some must be exercised to remove the partition, for the lower edge of the depending tlange a of the upper shelf hangs in front of the bar which is secured to that shelf and hence if the partition be lifted too high before being drawn forward, the upper forward corner of the partition will engage the flange and prevent the, partition from being drawn for- .ltS is that it minimizes the danger of the partition being accidentallyivithdrawn. V

The operation will be evident from the foregoing description. When it is desired to remove a partition, all that is necessary is for the partition to be-raised slightlylso that its lo'wer, ,edge will clear portion of the bead a; The partition may then be drawn forward and removed from the shelving; The partition-may be replac d either in the ls ame bnin a different ation. It will be noted 'a withdravgn either from. J10

. compartments 0 number desired. v "It will b' understood, of .course, thatcommereially the shelves-and partitions are manufactured, to. standard size and the parts ar e' thus interchangeable. The shelves may I be'zmade' of 'cbmparatively thin metal,

, for-both the flanges a and the barsje serve to'stiifen them.

I 1 member being of sheet metal Having thus: described my inventibn',' ,vvhat I cluim,as new anddesire to secure by Let-- ters Patent,is: v i

LP'In shelving, thecombination of two flat ,members arranged at right angles, to each other, one vertical and the 0ther.hori zontal, the: horizontal member constituting a shelf, one of saidv membersbeing stationary and thecther removable, the stationary and having an integral heading unning along the edge, said beading havinga tianSverse sIot for receiving Hom r ofthe removable member, said'slot beingfcut' tq the plane of the stationary member at the inner edge of the heading and at'theouter ed e of the beading being appreciably --sh al-l?oyver for pre-- venting 'endivise movement o'fg'the remov able member,

the slotted I ;a'' corner of the partition,

the extreme front. of'the rise,

a given length of 3,,th11's makingthej.

ia'raised bead "slotted to thelevel of the can be drawn forward, and

2. In shelving, a partition, a shelf for supporting it, said shell. having a rise wherein there isiormed a slot i said .jslot being cut to the level of 'themainbody of-theshelf but terminating at such level short of p rtition may be Withdrawn only/by first s ightly raising and then forwardly pulling the partition, and. means for preventing lateral and permitting upward movement of the partition. I r i ,3.In shelving, a partition, a shelf having at its margin, said bead being to "the outer edge of -the bead, whereby the partition must be slightly an upper shelf having a depending proJection lhaving therein a slot for receiving the upper edge of "the partition and preventing laterals but permitting-vertical movementof said parti-l tion.

4. In shelving, a rectangular partition,

,lower, shelf formed of sheet metal and having a bead iormed at the front margin and terminating in beadha-vingj'aslot forjreceiving the for- Ward lower corner ofv vthexpartition, the slot being cut partially to thefront of the beadat the level of the main body of the shelf, an'upper shelf hav ing' a depending projectiomslotted to receive the upper edge. of'the partition, said uppergshelf also having a depending flange I arranged in front of and slightly above the upper edge'of thepartition.

In- Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name} Jo nt B. oooNNoa.

shelf part way a depending flange, saidbut not entirely through for receiving r whereby the raised before it 

